ABELL, Westcott, SirShipwright's Trade. Caravan reprintCaravan Book Service, New York, 1962, ABELL, Westcott, Sir. The Shipwright's Trade. New York : Caravan Book Service. Reprint edition. Pp 218. Illustrated. 8vo, green cloth. National Maritime Museum, The Development of the Boat : A Select Bibliography 1284a. "Sir Westcott Abell, an Honorary Vice-President of the Institute of Naval Architects, and a past Master of the Worshipful Company of Shipwrights, has here packed into 200 pages an account of shipbuilding from the 'dug-out' and theancient river ships of Egypt to the great shaping-time in England under th e Tudors and Stuarts when the basic technique was finally set down and established; thence to the coming of iron, steam and steel in the nineteenth century; and to mass-production in our own century, to meet the needs of two world wars." -from the dj of the original Cambridge University Press edition. Part 1. Early Days. 1. The 'Dug-Out'; 2. Ships of Egypt; 3. Ships of theNear East; 4. Roman Ships; 5. Viking Ships; 6. The Travels of Marco Polo; 7. Early English Ships. Part 1I. The Growth of the Trade (1485-1837). 1. The Tudors; 2. The Master Shipwrights; 3. William Burrell; 4. ; 5. Matthew Baker; 6. Phineas Pett; 7. Anthony Deane, Kt.; 8. The Stuarts; 9. The Shipbuilders Assistant [on William Sutherland's text-book of 1711]; 10. Timber andIron; 11. The East India Company; 12. The Hanovers. Part 1II. Iron, Steam, and Steel (from 1837). 1. The Coming of Iron; 2. I.K. Brunel [Isambard Kin gdom Brunel]; 3. Scott Russell; 4. Early Ironclads; 5. Methods of Working; 6. Merchant Ships of Iron; 7. The Composite Clipper-Ships; 8. The Advent ofSteel; 9. The Sorrows of Science; 10. William Froude; 11. Ships and Engine s; 12. Steam and Coal; 13. Charles Parsons; 14. Oil and Oil Engines; 15. The Growth of Structures; 16. The Shape of Modern Ships; 17. The Great Wars; 18. Shipwrights of the Royal Dockyards. With Notes on Authorities and index. Very slightly rubbed, else very good. 75.00

ABELL, Westcott, Sir PETT, PhineasShipwright's Trade. First EditionCambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1948, ABELL, Westcott, Sir. The Shipwright's Trade. Cambridge: At the University Press, 1948. First Edition. Pp (6),v-xiii,(1),[1]-218 + frontispiece + 19 pages of plates. 8vo, green cloth, gilt decoration on front, gilt lettering on spine. National Maritime Museum, The Development of the Boat : A Select Bibliography 1284a. "Sir Westcott Abell, an Honorary Vice-President of the Institute of Naval Architects, and a past Master of the Worshipful Company of Shipwrights, has here packed into 200 pages an account of shipbuilding from the 'dug-out' and the ancient river ships of Egypt to the great shaping-time in England under the Tudors and Stuarts when the basic technique was finally set down and established; thence to the coming of iron, steam and steel in the nineteenth century; and to mass-production in our own century, to meet the needs of two world wars." -from the dj (not with this copy). With splendid illustrations. Part 1. Early Days. 1. The 'Dug-Out'; 2. Ships of Egypt; 3. Ships of the Near East; 4. Roman Ships; 5. Viking Ships; 6. TheTravels of Marco Polo; 7. Early English Ships. Part 1I. The Growth of the Trade (1485-1837). 1. The Tudors; 2. The Master Shipwrights; 3. William Burrell; 4. ; 5. Matthew Baker; 6. Phineas Pett; 7. Anthony Deane, Kt.; 8. TheStuarts; 9. The Shipbuilders Assistant [on William Sutherland's text-book of 1711]; 10. Timber and Iron; 11. The East India Company; 12. The Hanovers. Part 1II. Iron, Steam, and Steel (from 1837). 1. The Coming of Iron; 2. I.K. Brunel [Isambard Kingdom Brunel]; 3. Scott Russell; 4. Early Ironclads;5. Methods of Working; 6. Merchant Ships of Iron; 7. The Composite Clipper -Ships; 8. The Advent of Steel; 9. The Sorrows of Science; 10. William Froude; 11. Ships and Engines; 12. Steam and Coal; 13. Charles Parsons; 14. Oiland Oil Engines; 15. The Growth of Structures; 16. The Shape of Modern Shi ps; 17. The Great Wars; 18. Shipwrights of the Royal Dockyards. With Notes on Authorities and index. Spine sunned, name, else very good. 75.00

ABRAHAM, J. JohnstonSurgeon's Log : Impression of the Far East. 16 imp. in dj Chapman and Hall, 1929, ABRAHAM, J. Johnston. The Surgeon's Log : Impression of the Far East. L.: Chapman and Hall, (1929). Sixteenth Impression. Pp 302, including frontis. +[7] pp of plates. 8vo, blue cloth. A bored young doctor signs on a merchan t vessel for a chance to find his place in the sun. Here in lies his impressions of the Far East just before the decline of the British Empire. Lightly cocked, slight wear to edges, foxing to text block edges, previous owner's bookplate to ffep, ow vg. Dust jacket has a attractive colored illustration, slightly rubbed with small vertical tear to head of spine on rear fold.45.00

Published in cooperation with the Canadian Marine Transportation Centre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada.

Rickaby, Shipping Business and Maritime Economics: An Annotated International Bibliography 586.

"The purpose of this book is to provide a basic text in international ocean shipping and to serve as a basis both for an understanding of how the industry functions and for the problems and issues that arise because of its international character. -from the text.

ABRAHAMSSON, Bernhard J.International Ocean Shipping : Current Concepts and Principles. First EditionWestview Press, Boulder, CO, 1980, ISBN:0891588752 ABRAHAMSSON, Bernhard J. International Ocean Shipping : Current Concepts and Principles. Boulder, Colorado : Westview Press, (1980). First Edition. Pp. (8),vii-xv,(3),1-232,(4), including tables and diagrams to text. 8vo, tancloth, blue lettering to spine and upper board. Published in cooperation w ith the Canadian Marine Transportation Centre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada. Rickaby, Shipping Busi ness and Maritime Economics: An AnnotatedInternational Bibliography 586. "The purpose of this book is to provide a basic text in international ocean shipping and to serve as a basis both foran understanding of how the industry functions and for the problems and is sues that arise because of its international character. -from the text. 1. Merchant Shipping in Transition: An Overview; 2. Transportation Economics; 3. Basic Concepts and Principles; 4. Freight Rates and Tariffs; 5. The Elements of Ocean Shipping; 6. Functional Types of Ships; 7. Types of TransportContracts; 8. Marine Insurance; 9. Rate Determination: The Tramp and Liner Markets; 10. Flags of Registry; 11. International Organizations. Appendice s A. Statistics; B. International Conventions on Bills of Lading; C. International Conventions on Marine Pollution Controls. With bibliography and index Very good. 25.00

ACHESON, T.WSaint John : The Making of a Colonial Urban Community. First Edition in dustjacket, signed.University of Toronto Press, Toronto, 1985, ISBN:0802025862 ACHESON, T.W. Saint John : The Making of a Colonial Urban Community. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, (1985). First Printing. Pp (14),[3]-314,(2). 8vo, white cloth with red lettering to spine. "Saint John, New Brunswick,was a small, stagnant mercantile town in 1800. Its character was set by it s British garrison, a fwe prominent Loyalist officials, and a small merchant elite. But that character changed quickly and dramatically in the first half of the nineteenth century.." - from the dj. Contents: 1. The Urban Economy; 2. The Common Council; 3. The Merchant and the Social Order; 4. Bone and Sinew: The Artisans and the Social Order; 5. Irishmen and Bluenoses; 6. The Evangelical Movement; 7. Temperance; 8. Education; 9. Anatomy and Political Reform; 10. Private Capital and Public Resources; 11. Policing the City; 12. The People of a Loyalist City. Vg in dj. Signed without inscription by Acheson on the title page. 25.00

ACHESON, T.W.Saint John : The Making of a Colonial Urban Community. First Paperback Edition.University of Toronto Press, Toronto, 1985, ISBN:0802073808 ACHESON, T.W. Saint John : The Making of a Colonial Urban Community. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, (1985). First Paperback Printing. Pp. (14),[3]-314,(2).Illustrated with photos. 8vo, illustrated blue-grey card coverswith red and green lettering to front cover and spine. "Saint John, New Br unswick, was a small, stagnant mercantile town in 1800. Its character was set by its British garrison, a fwe prominent Loyalist officials, and a smallmerchant elite. But that character changed quickly and dramatically in the first half of the nineteenth century.." - from the rear cover. Contents: 1 . The Urban Economy; 2. The Common Council; 3. The Merchant and the Social Order; 4. Bone and Sinew: The Artisans and the Social Order; 5. Irishmen and Bluenoses; 6. The Evangelical Movement; 7. Temperance; 8. Education; 9. Anatomy and Political Reform; 10. Private Capital and Public Resources; 11. Policing the City; 12. The People of a Loyalist City. Very good. 12.50

ADAMS, James GBett and Jim Do the Mediterranean. signed in dj. Dorrance and Co., 1938, ADAMS, James G. Bett and Jim Do the Mediterranean. Philadelphia, PA: Dorrance and Co., (1938). Pp 128. 8vo, orange cloth. A narrative in journal form relating a grand tour of the Mediterranean, from Gibraltar, to Algiers, Cairo, Palestine, Greece, the Adriatic, and Italy. Owner's inscription, else vg in dj. Signed by author, with publisher's ordering postcard. 70.00

Aitken, JohnAbove the Tay Bridges. John Aitken, 1986, ISBN:0950715727 Aitken, John. Above the Tay Bridges. Montrose: The author, 1986. Pp 60. Illustrated with a map and numerous photos and drawings to text. 8vo, stapled illustrated card covers. "This book contains history, trade, matters of general interest in the river and includes numerous personal recollections by the author of his young days on and along the River Tay." -from the cover. The text is very well supported by illustrations. Very good. 25.00

ALBION, Robert GreenhalghNaval and Maritime History : An Annotated Bibliography. 4th rev. ed.The Marine Historical Association, Mystic, CT, 1972, ALBION, Robert Greenhalgh. Naval and Maritime History : An Annotated Bibliography. Fourth edition, Revised and expanded. Mystic, CT: The Marine Historical Association, 1972. Pp (4), v-ix, (1), 1-370, (4). 8vo, red cloth. "This is the fourth edition, revised and expanded, of a work first issued privately in 1951, and published in its third edition in 1963. Without question,it is the most comprehensive single work in its field, ranging over the wh ole of the relevant English language material available- in public record offices, published form or in academic dissertations- and generally recognized as a standard work." -from the dj (not present). Very good. 30.00

ALBION, Robert GreenhalghNaval and Maritime History : An Annotated Bibliography. 4th rev. ed. pbk.Marine Historical Association, Mystic, CT, 1972, ALBION, Robert Greenhalgh. Naval and Maritime History : An Annotated Bibliography. Fourth edition, revised and expanded. Mystic, CT: The Marine Historical Association, (1972). Pp. (4),v-ix,(1),1-370,(4). 8vo, printed white card covers. "This is the fourth edition, revised and expanded, of a work first issued privately in 1951, and published in its third edition in 1963. Without question, it is the most comprehensive single work in its field, ranging over the whole of the relevant English language material available- in public record offices, published form or in academic dissertations- and generally recognized as a standard work." -from the dj of the UK edition. Covers and edges spotted, expunged name to half-title, else very good. 25.00

ALBION, Robert GreenhalghNaval and Maritime History. 4th rev. ed. in dj. David & Charles, Newton Abbot, 1973, ISBN:0715360078 ALBION, Robert Greenhalgh. Naval and Maritime History: An Annotated Bibliography. Fourth ed., rev. and expanded. Nweton Abbot: David & Charles, (1973). Pp 370. 8vo, blue cloth. "This is the fourth edition, revised and expanded, of a work first issued privately in 1951, and published in its third edition in 1963. Without question, it is the most comprehensive single work inits field, ranging over the whole of the relevant English language materia l available- in public record offices, published form or in academic dissertations- and generally recognized as a standard work." -from the dj. The American Fourth Edition was published by Marine Historical Association, Mystic, Connecticut. Vg in dj. 70.00

ALBION, Robert GreenhalghSeaports South of Sahara : The Achievements of an American Steamship Service. US in djAppleton-Century-Crofts, New York, 1959, ALBION, Robert Greenhalgh. Seaports South of Sahara : The Achievements of an American Steamship Service. With the Collaboration of Jennie B. Pope.[With a foreword by VIce Admiral Edward L. Cochrane]. New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, (1959). Pp. (4),v-xii,1-316, frontis.+ 8 leaves of plates. Illustrated. Map endpapers. 8vo, blue cloth. "This is the story of American maritime relations with South, East, and West Africa, where the unexpected has suddenly become the order of the day. It is there that the trade of the United States has increased at a faster rate during the past four decades than anywhere else in the world. In this book, intertwined with the broad aspects of African trade and national shipping policy, is the specific achievement of the Farrell shipping service in helping link them together. [...] Having visited the coasts of Africa all the way from Cape Town to Zanzibar and from the Canaries and the Guinea Coast to the Congo, [Albion] gives a colorful picture of all sorts of ports of call and exotic cargoes in the amazingcontrasts of Africa today. There is much about the ships, of course, and l ong sea run down the South Atlantic and into the gales ofthe Indian Ocean; but also about the actual workings of a steamship line -- a mystery to mostof us. We hear of the captains and crews, the stevedores and longshoremen, the agents and overseas representatives, and the New York headquarters all the way up to the two Farrell brothers." - from the dj. Very good in nicke d, price-clipped dust jacket. 35.00